Lexington Weather

On Air Now

Van Camp & Morgan
Van Camp & Morgan
3:00pm - 7:00pm

Veteran’s Club founder found guilty of illegally taking more than $100k in unemployment benefits

SHARE NOW

Veteran’s Club founder and CEO Jeremy Harrell has been found guilty after he collected thousands of dollars in unemployment benefits while working full-time.

The case was sent to a Kentucky Eastern District Court grand jury. They found him guilty of collecting more than $100,000 in individual unemployability benefits.

Harrell claims that he suffered from severe PTSD and that his volunteer work with the nonprofit was“not a regular thing.”

Harrell faces up to 10 years in prison and a maximum fine of $250,000.

His sentencing is scheduled for December.

Credit: Samantha Murray-WAVE/Louisville